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Old folks have dreams and ambitions too, like everybody else. Don’t sit on a couch someplace.
American colonel, astronaut, and politician, John Glenn, was born on this day in 1921 (died 2016).
Hey you kids! Get off muh couch.
Or, in this house, it’s “Hey you dogs, get off my couch.”
Nice try.
I’m not quite yet willing to count myself amongst the old folks. Not yet. I’m certainly getting there, and I’m certainly feeling it.
And you can be darn sure I’ll take that senior discount when offered.
But I’m not yet amongst that older set.
I do, however, have the white belt and shoes on standby.
I could use another cardigan.
I digress.
You can’t be long-term, or even a short-term reader here and think that there’s much couch sitting going on. We’re always doing something, or going somewhere.
Sure when I step on the scales it may not quite say it…yet. But we’re always up to something.
And, that’s okay.
Sometimes we’re up to too much and we need times to slow down and think things over before they gear up again.
Or we need to just make choices and decide we’re just not going to do something.
We’ve had this little chat before. It seems like we’re all too busy.
There’s a balance between staying active and letting things get out of control.
How that balances out is different for each of us.
What’s important is that we keep moving. Those of us who are plagued with joint and arthritis issues know that we have to keep moving or we soon won’t be able to.
That sounds like an old person talking.
But I’m not telling you that from the couch whilst watching Game of Thrones or the announcement of the new Doctor. Don’t get me wrong, I watched those.
On a side note, go ahead and feel better by saying on Facebook that you watch neither Game of Thrones or Dr.
I’m challenging myself daily in my Self Journal (and yes, that’s an affiliate link), and trying to balance out what I need to be working on vs. what really doesn’t matter.
Don’t get me wrong, down time is factored in there as well.
John Glenn first went into space in 1962, he was just over forty years old. In 1998 he returned to space as part of the Space Shuttle Discovery crew. He was 77 years old.
I’m pretty sure that Discovery wasn’t carrying a couch.
FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR TUESDAY
Tropical Storm Don forms in Atlantic Ocean
The Times-Picayune
Tropical Storm Don, the fourth named storm of the 2017 hurricane season, has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of South America, the National Hurricane Center announced Monday.
Thousands of pilgrims walk to commemorate Russian tsar Nicholas II
The Guardian
Holding aloft icons, crosses and portraits of Russia’s last tsar, tens of thousands of pilgrims have made a 13-mile walk near the Russian city of Ekaterinburg to mark the anniversary of the execution of Nicholas II.
Warner Goes on CBS, CNN, NBC Talkers and Still Can’t Make the Case on Trump
Bearing Drift
Warner was appearing in his role as the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he is doing everything in his power to uncover what brand of Russian vodka any member of the Trump campaign might have consumed at any stage of the last presidential campaign.
In Virginia governor’s race, Democratic primary takes toll on Northam’s war chest
The Washington Post
Ralph Northam’s decisive win in Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in June took a big toll on his war chest, leaving him with just $1.75 million on hand — about half as much as Republican candidate Ed Gillespie’s $3.2 million, according to campaign finance numbers released Monday.
Alveda King: President Trump is Fighting for Civil Rights Because He Protects Unborn Children
LifeNews.com
Alveda King, the niece of famous civil rights advocate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke up for President Donald Trump this week as she defended the rights of unborn babies.
AND FINALLY…
American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer, Ricky Scaggs, was born on this day in 1954.